Shloka 37

Ekādaśāhna-vidhiḥ (The Rite Prescribed for the Eleventh Day): Maṇḍala-racanā, Āvāhana, Mudrā, and Ativāhika-devatā Pūjā

Devanagari script

करिष्य इति संकल्प्य मण्डलत्रयमर्च्य च । आत्मानमन्तरात्मानं परमात्मनमप्यतः

Transliteration

kariṣya iti saṃkalpya maṇḍalatrayamarcya ca | ātmānamantarātmānaṃ paramātmanamapyataḥ

Translation

Tendo resolvido em seu íntimo: «Eu realizarei este culto», e após venerar devidamente os três maṇḍalas sagrados, deve então adorar e contemplar o eu, o Eu interior e também o Eu supremo, reconhecendo sua relação ordenada em Śiva.

Word by Word

• करिष्ये: I shall do
• करिष्ये: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लकारः लृट् (Simple Future), पुरुषः उत्तम (1st person), वचनम् एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपदम्

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• संकल्प्य: having resolved
• संकल्प्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: संकल्पय् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having resolved/decided’

• मण्डल-त्रयम्: the three maṇḍalas
• मण्डल-त्रयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (numeral compound)

• अर्च्य: having worshipped
• अर्च्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having worshipped’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• आत्मानम्: the self
• आत्मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन

• अन्तर-आत्मानम्: the inner self
• अन्तर-आत्मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-तत्पुरुष (inner-self)

• परम-आत्मानम्: the Supreme Self
• परम-आत्मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (supreme self)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चयार्थ (also/even)

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/तस्मात्-अर्थ (therefore/from this)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; it teaches saṅkalpa and worship of tri-maṇḍala, then contemplation of ātmā–antarātmā–paramātmā as ordered in Śiva.

Significance: Internal pilgrimage: aligning intention (saṅkalpa) and inner contemplation to receive Śiva’s anugraha and loosen pāśa (bondage).

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches a Shaiva contemplative ascent: begin with sankalpa and ritual purity, then turn inward—recognizing the individual self, the indwelling guide (antarātman), and the Supreme Self (Paramātman) as fulfilled in Śiva, the Pati who grants liberation.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

The worship of maṇḍalas functions as an outer (saguṇa) support for attention and devotion; once steadied, the devotee internalizes the worship—seeing the same Śiva who is adored in form as the indweller and as the supreme reality beyond limitation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Make a clear sankalpa, worship the prescribed three maṇḍalas as a preparatory rite, and then practice inward meditation: contemplate the self, the indwelling presence of Śiva, and Śiva as Paramātman—using mantra-japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī) as the inner thread.